UNT history — and how the Mean Green
fared without him at the end of last season — shows his value.
Chancellor ranks sixth in UNT history
with 3,539 all-purpose yards and can
move into third place with another 297
yards. At that point only Lance Dunbar
and Patrick Cobbs would rank ahead of
him.
Dunbar is UNT’s all-time leading rusher and plays for the Cowboys, while Cobbs
played five seasons in the NFL, mostly
with the Miami Dolphins.
Chancellor is UNT’s all-time leader in
kickoff return yards with 2,368. He can
also crack the 1,000-yard mark in receiving
yards this year — he currently has 919 —
despite playing in a run-first offense and
catching just one pass his freshman year.
Chancellor came to UNT as a running
back and had to learn to play receiver.
“I feel like I’ve played well, but I haven’t
reached my full potential yet,” Chancellor
said. “There is always some way I can be
better and separate myself from the rest.
I’m never satisfied.”
That is especially true after the way last

season ended. Chancellor broke his collarbone on the opening play of a loss to
Middle Tennessee in the eighth game of
the season.
“It hurt,” Chancellor said. “It was a big
deal to me. I hate sitting out.”
Losing Chancellor was just as big a deal

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Denton Record-Chronicle/David Minton

North Texas wide receiver Brelan Chancellor breaks away from Western
Kentucky defensive back Kiante Young during the 2011 season.
to UNT, which was never the same offensively without him.
UNT failed to reach the 20-point mark
twice in the last four weeks of the season
without Chancellor — the first time in a
37-19 loss to Arkansas State and again
two weeks later a 42-16 loss to LouisianaMonroe.
“It was like losing an extremity,” Canales
said. “I depended on him so much. I still

try to get him the ball as much as I can and
need to get it to him more.”
Chancellor’s teammates certainly won’t
oppose that plan.
“Every time Brelan steps on the field,
he’s a threat,” UNT quarterback Derek
Thompson said. “I know when defensive
coordinators are game-planning they are
saying watch out for No. 3. He’s a playmaker and can do a lot of things.”